Fort Peck Agency, DCI 313, Year 1921, File 15896

/jt*-4CAUTION!
Positively no papers to be added to or taken from this file, except by an employee of the Mails and Files Division.
By order of
E. B. MERITT,
A**t. CommUtioner,
li.iiliD SIAT
Central Classified Files, 1907-1939 Ft. Peck Agency cord Group 75 Boxtt I' 1 M File#______________
National Archives and Records Administration - Washington, DC3
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Land*Allot.
13806-21
4 HVC
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WS 20 IS2I
Big Foot Black IXiok
(Through Superintendent, Port Peok ,\£enay.)
»y Frlende:
Thin Offloe io In racoipt of your Joint letter datod mnuiy 21, 1921, expreoaing a deeirc that the aettlera on lnndo of the Fort Pooh Roaervation entered under the homeatead lew be rellorod from the necooaity of re Biding on their lnndo oa required by lav.
•
In reply you ore ndrlaod that there lo no re­quirement in the homestead lav that nakoa It incumbent upon a oottler to epend oil of hio tlao upon hia ontry, but It 1b of oouroe ncccsoory that ho ahull moke It fcle homo to the exdualon of a hone cloevhore. Such a retirement does not prevent hie abeence from home in order that he may earn money for the support of himself and family.
In Tlev of thiB f&ot, thlo Office oan aeo no good reaeon for auggeatinc or reoommending an amendment to the lav undor which tho Fort Pock lands wore diapoaed of with a view to elimination of the requirement oa to settlement. In thie connection it naiat be remembered that undor tho lav under nhioh thoae entries were nude, the entfi^a rany be oanoolled for failure to make fUll payment and in ouch oaaoa the land reverts to tho tribe. In flew of the foregoing, it la no*, beliovad adrienblo to take any action on your roquoot at thio timo.
Your friend. ?•$
3-HK3-19 -D Bin tott
Copy, to Tort Peck.
r, -
- Woo SujpiV."!
Central Classified Files, 1907-1939 Ft. Peck Agency Record Group 75
BoxH ll.H File»_________________
National Archives and Records Administration - Washington, DCDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Indian Field Sebviob
Port Peck Agcnoy. • ■ont t
Poplar, :-oni 1'eb. 21st, 1921.
Hon.Cato Sells.
Conmiss onar of Indian Affairs, '..’ashingtan 3.C.
liy dear Hr .Soils:
i?e, two of the old men on the Port i-eck reservation desire to write you concerning the homestead conditions on this reservation. 0«r laid has boon sold to homesteaders and we feel t .at the nomestead provision should have never been put in this sale . The homesteaders are unable to pay for this land and they are many of them unable to remain on this land. If this homestead provision could be taken off and allow these people to go wherever they wished so that they could earn money and pay for this land and so that they could farm this laid and pay the tribo what they owe on it, it wou d not only help us, the Indians but it would also help the homesteaders
•7e understand that there has recently been a memorial passed by the Legislature of this State asking for relief of these homesteaders . Cf course as Indians, we c n ot approve 0f any relief for the homesteaders that ..ill in any way effect the ultimate payment of the moneys due this tribo but wo appreciate tho difficulty under which the hcaeste ders work and we are perfectly satisfied that the removal of the homeste d provisions is the only way and that it would be a good 7/ay to give relief to the hom<eteaders_ also secuoe the coney due the Indians.
*y j.
s
Mr
Very respectfully,
Els marl:
.ill fiUit fS/t
Interpreter.
Hgspectfully submitted Tilth 1he statement that this is the only feasible plan for the relief ef the homesteaders and the Indians in the settlement of
^ort B»ck land u|ation. Jfc?erintenasnir
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Central Classified Files, 1907-1939 Ft. Peck Agency Record Group 75 Box t» I H H File#______________
National Archives and Records Administration - Washington, DC

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Recommended Citation

RG 75, Entry 121, Central Classified Files, 15896-1921- Fort Peck-313

Record Group

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999

Series Name

Central Classified Files, 1907-1939

Agency Name

Fort Peck Agency

Decimal Classification

313: Allotments and homestead entries

Box Number

Box 174

Folder Number

Folder 20

File Name

fort_peck_box174_folder020.pdf

Transcript

/jt*-4CAUTION!
Positively no papers to be added to or taken from this file, except by an employee of the Mails and Files Division.
By order of
E. B. MERITT,
A**t. CommUtioner,
li.iiliD SIAT
Central Classified Files, 1907-1939 Ft. Peck Agency cord Group 75 Boxtt I' 1 M File#______________
National Archives and Records Administration - Washington, DC3
a
Land*Allot.
13806-21
4 HVC
m*- r(ty
WS 20 IS2I
Big Foot Black IXiok
(Through Superintendent, Port Peok ,\£enay.)
»y Frlende:
Thin Offloe io In racoipt of your Joint letter datod mnuiy 21, 1921, expreoaing a deeirc that the aettlera on lnndo of the Fort Pooh Roaervation entered under the homeatead lew be rellorod from the necooaity of re Biding on their lnndo oa required by lav.
•
In reply you ore ndrlaod that there lo no re­quirement in the homestead lav that nakoa It incumbent upon a oottler to epend oil of hio tlao upon hia ontry, but It 1b of oouroe ncccsoory that ho ahull moke It fcle homo to the exdualon of a hone cloevhore. Such a retirement does not prevent hie abeence from home in order that he may earn money for the support of himself and family.
In Tlev of thiB f&ot, thlo Office oan aeo no good reaeon for auggeatinc or reoommending an amendment to the lav undor which tho Fort Pock lands wore diapoaed of with a view to elimination of the requirement oa to settlement. In thie connection it naiat be remembered that undor tho lav under nhioh thoae entries were nude, the entfi^a rany be oanoolled for failure to make fUll payment and in ouch oaaoa the land reverts to tho tribe. In flew of the foregoing, it la no*, beliovad adrienblo to take any action on your roquoot at thio timo.
Your friend. ?•$
3-HK3-19 -D Bin tott
Copy, to Tort Peck.
r, -
- Woo SujpiV."!
Central Classified Files, 1907-1939 Ft. Peck Agency Record Group 75
BoxH ll.H File»_________________
National Archives and Records Administration - Washington, DCDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Indian Field Sebviob
Port Peck Agcnoy. • ■ont t
Poplar, :-oni 1'eb. 21st, 1921.
Hon.Cato Sells.
Conmiss onar of Indian Affairs, '..’ashingtan 3.C.
liy dear Hr .Soils:
i?e, two of the old men on the Port i-eck reservation desire to write you concerning the homestead conditions on this reservation. 0«r laid has boon sold to homesteaders and we feel t .at the nomestead provision should have never been put in this sale . The homesteaders are unable to pay for this land and they are many of them unable to remain on this land. If this homestead provision could be taken off and allow these people to go wherever they wished so that they could earn money and pay for this land and so that they could farm this laid and pay the tribo what they owe on it, it wou d not only help us, the Indians but it would also help the homesteaders
•7e understand that there has recently been a memorial passed by the Legislature of this State asking for relief of these homesteaders . Cf course as Indians, we c n ot approve 0f any relief for the homesteaders that ..ill in any way effect the ultimate payment of the moneys due this tribo but wo appreciate tho difficulty under which the hcaeste ders work and we are perfectly satisfied that the removal of the homeste d provisions is the only way and that it would be a good 7/ay to give relief to the hom